Saw a man who was fifty-one
   He bad married daughters and a single son
   And he's lost his job as this years begun
   And it broke my heart
   Saw his wife who was fifty-two
   She said she was sure they could make it through
   That her single wage would just have to do
   And it broke my heart
   Talked about it with the family now
   What began in sadness ended up a row
   All the guys with the clever mouths
   They were saying we should move south
   Saw the son who's been gone two weeks
   And he's down already with a job to seek
   And he's in Kings Cross and theres no-one speaking
   And it broke my heart.